In 1934, newly-divorced Glynis Barneshill Hampton, returns to her family's dairy farm in Dalebridge, a village north of Woodhill, Ohio. Woodhill Fire Department Captain Freddy Pratter has been called upon to investigate suspicious fires in Dalebridge, but a dead body in a ditch and a loose horse provide a chance meeting between Glynis and Freddy when Freddy is on the scene photographing the body for the police, and Glynis and her father stop to pick up the horse. A shared enthusiasm for photography sparks an interest between Glynis and Freddy, but the spark isn't ignited without complications. A former boyfriend, a fire in an abandoned house where a body is discovered, and personal secrets stand in the way of Freddy and Glynis revealing their true feelings for each other. When their personal secrets are revealed, Freddy and Glynis think of many reasons why they shouldn't be in love, but when the serial arsonist sets the Barneshill dairy barn on fire, and is caught, Freddy and Glynis realize their future happiness is with each other.